U.S. Congressman John Taber carried several sobriquets among which were John “Cash and Carry” Taber and John “Meat Axe” Taber.

President's Letter - November 2024

The May Wing Museum item was a candle snuffer/wick clipper. We had 11 responses!  The first three correct guesses were very close in...

When climbing your family tree, do you ever run across conflicting information? 

Ronald Wing: Artist

Some of us were lucky enough to view an eclipse of the sun this year. But did you know one of our Wing cousins has another definition of...

A short summary of the 2024 reunion

Greetings from your newly elected President!  I am super excited about this new position and all the possibilities this station holds.

Congratulations to Paula Wing for correctly guessing the item in our February newsletter contest! We asked readers to guess what the...

WFA President’s Message, May 2024

Wing Cousin Turns 103

We have an abundance of artists in our Wing Family.  One of them was Frederick William Quinn (he preferred “Bill”), who died December 30,...

Two very generous Wing cousins donated a total of $50,000 to our endowment fund last year. Generous WFA members have contributed over...

Hint: Simon Wing would have been familiar with it. Submit your guess to Dianne Esry, desry3@yahoo.com by April 1st . The 1st 3 winners...

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President's Newsletter – February 2024

George was a steeplejack and a betting man. Mostly he climbed for work. He painted the highest steeples and domes

The Beds Our Wing Ancestors Used and How They Were Assembled Roping a Bed – Comfortable Colonial Sleeping

If you have been to the Wing Fort House in East Sandwich, Cape Cod, in the past couple of years, you could not have missed the big, beautifu

The Story of a Little Hero